abduct



abduct (someone) from

To kidnap. Someone abducted that little girl from her parents' home in the middle of the night. I hope the dog wasn't abducted from our yard.
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abduct someone from someone or something

to take away or kidnap a person from someone or from a particular place, usually in secret. The thugs abducted the child from her mother.
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Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
MauroMOW-ro (Italian)Italian, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Tallulahtə-LOO-ləEnglish (Rare)
Tecumsehte-KUM-seNative American, Shawnee
KimberleyKIM-bər-leeEnglish
Shaniceshə-NEESAfrican American (Modern)
WiebeVEE-bə (Dutch, German), WEE-bə (Dutch)Frisian, Dutch, German